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FURNITURE FITTING

Unique ID:NMS-FA74E3

Object type certainty: Certain
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Elaborate post-medieval to modern copper alloy hook from furniture, cast in the form of the head of a bird, possibly a heron, incised ring-and-dot for both eyes, narrowed snake-like body cast with cable moulding and looped with splayed projection with corroded remains of inserted iron fixing. 61 x 30mm (length excludes corroded remains of rivet). Cf. identical although fragmentary examples from Hales (Norfolk HER 21515) and Horning (Norfolk HER 8446), formerly described as a Roman spoon or vessel handle in the shape of a heron. In addition see Cf. SOM-6B52C5, DOR-FAFD75, NCL-775DF4, NMS-610553, NMS-A3A762 and NMS-558573.18th - 19th century.

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Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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